Verse 1

There was a man from Ramathaim-Zophim, in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim i efraimitene, som het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det var en mann fra Ramathaim-Zofim, i fjellandet Efraim. Han het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimit.

• Norsk King James

  Det var en viss mann fra Ramathaimzophim i Efraim, og hans navn var Elkanah, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Zuph, en efratitt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var en mann fra Ramathaim-Zofim i Efraims fjellområde som het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Zuf, en efraimit.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det var en mann fra Ramataim-Sofim i Efraims fjellområde. Han het Elkana og var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimit.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Zofim, i Efraims fjell, som het Elkana. Han var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Zuf, en efraimitt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det var en mann fra Ramathaimzophim, i Efraim, og han het Elkanah, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Zuph, en Efraimit.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Zofim, i Efraims fjell, som het Elkana. Han var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Zuf, en efraimitt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Sofim, i Efraims fjelland. Han het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimitt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Sofim i Efraims fjelland som het Elkana. Han var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en Efratitt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der var en Mand af Ramathaim-Zophim, af Ephraims Bjerg, og hans Navn var Elkana, Søn af Jeroham, Søn af Elihu, Søn af Thohu, Søn af Zuph, den Ephrathiter.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det bodde en mann fra Ramatajim-Sofim i Efraims fjellområde. Han het Elkana, og var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efratitt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Sofim, i Efraims fjelland, som het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimit.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim-Sofim i Efraims fjelland, som het Elkana, sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimiter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim, fra Suf-fjellet i Efraim, som het Elkana. Han var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimitt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det var en mann fra Ramatajim, en Sufitt fra fjellandet i Efraim, som het Elkana; han var sønn av Jeroham, sønn av Elihu, sønn av Tohu, sønn av Suf, en efraimit.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was a man of Ramathaim Sophim of mount Ephraim, whose name was Elcana ye sonne of Ieroham, ye sonne of Elihu, ye sonne of Tohu, ye sonne of Zuph, yt was an Ephrate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There was a man of one of the two Ramathaim Zophim, of mount Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Tohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There was a man of one of the two Ramathaim Zophim, of mout Ephraim, named Elkana, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Thohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name `is' Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ¶ Hannah Gives Birth to Samuel There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 1:19 : 19 Early in the morning, they arose and worshiped before the LORD, and then they returned to their home in Ramah. Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
• 1 Chr 6:25-27 : 25 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah. 26 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah. 27 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei.
• 1 Chr 6:34 : 34 Aaron and his sons were the ones offering sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense for all the work of holiness in the most holy place, making atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.
• Matt 27:57 : 57 When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who had also become a disciple of Jesus, arrived.
• 1 Sam 9:5 : 5 When they reached the region of Zuph, Saul said to the servant with him, "Come, let’s go back, or else my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us."
• 1 Sam 17:12 : 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.
• 1 Kgs 11:26 : 26 Then Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother, a widow named Zeruah, was one of Solomon’s officials, rebelled against the king.
• Josh 24:33 : 33 Eleazar, the son of Aaron, died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of his son Phinehas, which had been given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.
• Judg 12:5 : 5 The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to cross over, they would say, "Let me cross over." The men of Gilead would respond, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No,"
• Judg 17:1 : 1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.
• Judg 19:1 : 1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, and he took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.
• Ruth 1:2 : 2 The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They came to the fields of Moab and settled there.
• Josh 17:17-18 : 17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh: 'You are a numerous people and strong. You shall not have just one allotment of land,' 18 but the hill country shall be yours. Though it is a forest, you can clear it, and its farthest limits shall be yours. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and are strong.